off the coast of Boston scientists scan the horizon for something large humpback
the horizon for something large humpback
the horizon for something large humpback whales
in the busy waters of the Stellwagen
in the busy waters of the Stellwagen bank National Marine Sanctuary whales
bank National Marine Sanctuary whales
bank National Marine Sanctuary whales must navigate around submerged fishing
must navigate around submerged fishing
must navigate around submerged fishing gear
and on the surface collisions with ships
and on the surface collisions with ships result in injury and death researchers
result in injury and death researchers
result in injury and death researchers with the National Oceanic and
with the National Oceanic and
with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA and
Atmospheric Administration or NOAA and
Atmospheric Administration or NOAA and the census of marine life need to know
the census of marine life need to know
the census of marine life need to know more about whale behavior so they can
more about whale behavior so they can
more about whale behavior so they can better protect the animals some of the
better protect the animals some of the
better protect the animals some of the management issues that are really
management issues that are really
management issues that are really important is to be able to know how
important is to be able to know how
important is to be able to know how they’re behaving in areas of high
they’re behaving in areas of high
they’re behaving in areas of high traffic where we end up with lots of
traffic where we end up with lots of
traffic where we end up with lots of ship strikes and you know how are the
ship strikes and you know how are the
ship strikes and you know how are the wheels moving from one patch to another
wheels moving from one patch to another
wheels moving from one patch to another what are the things that cue them to go
what are the things that cue them to go
what are the things that cue them to go into or out of shipping channels and
into or out of shipping channels and
into or out of shipping channels and things like that scientists want to know
things like that scientists want to know
things like that scientists want to know where humpbacks go underwater and how
where humpbacks go underwater and how
where humpbacks go underwater and how they forage for food leading this study
they forage for food leading this study
they forage for food leading this study is dr. David Wiley we’ve got two tags
is dr. David Wiley we’ve got two tags
is dr. David Wiley we’ve got two tags both short-term five six hour tags the
both short-term five six hour tags the
both short-term five six hour tags the idea is to try to put the mind animals
idea is to try to put the mind animals
idea is to try to put the mind animals that are feeding in the same group
that are feeding in the same group
that are feeding in the same group and get the multiple foraging strategy
here on the open water
here on the open water the researchers boat seems like a toy
the researchers boat seems like a toy
the researchers boat seems like a toy compared to the massive humpbacks which
compared to the massive humpbacks which
compared to the massive humpbacks which can grow to 50 feet and Link the whales
can grow to 50 feet and Link the whales
can grow to 50 feet and Link the whales must be tagged by hand a procedure that
must be tagged by hand a procedure that
must be tagged by hand a procedure that takes patience precision and oh yes
takes patience precision and oh yes
takes patience precision and oh yes courage dr. Ari Friedlander an expert
courage dr. Ari Friedlander an expert
courage dr. Ari Friedlander an expert tagger carefully coordinates his moves
tagger carefully coordinates his moves
tagger carefully coordinates his moves with Wiley the driver Friedlander
with Wiley the driver Friedlander
with Wiley the driver Friedlander reaches out with the pole and
reaches out with the pole and
reaches out with the pole and successfully slaps a tag on the flank of
successfully slaps a tag on the flank of
successfully slaps a tag on the flank of a moving target
equipped with suction cups the tag will
equipped with suction cups the tag will stay on the whale for up to 24 hours
these tags will act as the researchers
these tags will act as the researchers eyes and ears recording audio and
eyes and ears recording audio and
eyes and ears recording audio and tracking the whales movements under the
tracking the whales movements under the
tracking the whales movements under the vast dark waters of the Atlantic
vast dark waters of the Atlantic
vast dark waters of the Atlantic designed by Mark Johnson of the Woods
designed by Mark Johnson of the Woods
designed by Mark Johnson of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution the tag
Hole Oceanographic Institution the tag
Hole Oceanographic Institution the tag also emits radio signals allowing the
also emits radio signals allowing the
also emits radio signals allowing the team to follow the whales course when
team to follow the whales course when
team to follow the whales course when the temporary tag releases at a
the temporary tag releases at a
the temporary tag releases at a prescribed time the researchers quickly
prescribed time the researchers quickly
prescribed time the researchers quickly retrieve the device back at command
retrieve the device back at command
retrieve the device back at command central the team prepares for the next
central the team prepares for the next
central the team prepares for the next step
step
step visualizing the tag data so this is
visualizing the tag data so this is
visualizing the tag data so this is on-track plot which is some software
on-track plot which is some software
on-track plot which is some software we’ve developed which you can see this
we’ve developed which you can see this
we’ve developed which you can see this ribbon here represents the whales track
ribbon here represents the whales track
ribbon here represents the whales track over several hours and it helps you see
over several hours and it helps you see
over several hours and it helps you see various kinds of events what you’re
various kinds of events what you’re
various kinds of events what you’re seeing here is the animal presumably
seeing here is the animal presumably
seeing here is the animal presumably bottom feeding so this is data that came
bottom feeding so this is data that came
bottom feeding so this is data that came from just yesterday another
from just yesterday another
from just yesterday another visualization program developed by the
visualization program developed by the
visualization program developed by the Center for coastal and ocean mapping
Center for coastal and ocean mapping
Center for coastal and ocean mapping replays the Hoyle behavior retrieved
replays the Hoyle behavior retrieved
replays the Hoyle behavior retrieved from the tags the innovative tags and
from the tags the innovative tags and
from the tags the innovative tags and visualizations solve many mysteries of
visualizations solve many mysteries of
visualizations solve many mysteries of whale behavior
the data will become part of the census
the data will become part of the census of marine life the project to assess
of marine life the project to assess
of marine life the project to assess marine biodiversity past present and
marine biodiversity past present and
marine biodiversity past present and future these scientific discoveries also
future these scientific discoveries also
future these scientific discoveries also aid researchers planning safer fishing
aid researchers planning safer fishing
aid researchers planning safer fishing methods and have led to a shift in
methods and have led to a shift in
methods and have led to a shift in shipping lanes within the Stellwagen
shipping lanes within the Stellwagen
shipping lanes within the Stellwagen bank National Marine Sanctuary ships now
bank National Marine Sanctuary ships now
bank National Marine Sanctuary ships now avoid areas where large numbers of
avoid areas where large numbers of
avoid areas where large numbers of whales congregate by revealing the
whales congregate by revealing the
whales congregate by revealing the oceans secret world researchers help
oceans secret world researchers help
oceans secret world researchers help keep traffic in this congested waterway
keep traffic in this congested waterway
keep traffic in this congested waterway safer for all
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